Verse 29
Genesis 47:29
Bible in Basic English
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And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרְב֣וּ יְמֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל לָ/מוּת֒ וַ/יִּקְרָ֣א לִ/בְנ֣/וֹ לְ/יוֹסֵ֗ף וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר ל/וֹ֙ אִם נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ שִֽׂים נָ֥א יָדְ/ךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑/י וְ/עָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִ/י֙ חֶ֣סֶד וֶ/אֱמֶ֔ת אַל נָ֥א תִקְבְּרֵ֖/נִי בְּ/מִצְרָֽיִם
English Translation
And the days of Israel approached death, and he called to his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please place your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and truth; do not bury me in Egypt."
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Chapter 47 Context
1
Then Joseph went to Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brothers with their flocks and their herds a...
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And he took five of his brothers to Pharaoh.
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And Pharaoh said to them, What is your business? And they said, Your servants are keepers of sheep,...
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And they said to Pharaoh, We have come to make a living in this land, because we have no grass for o...
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among th...
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And Jacob and his sons came to Joseph in Egypt, and when word of it came to the ears of Pharaoh, kin...
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Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.
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And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?
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9
And Jacob said, The years of my wanderings have been a hundred and thirty; small in number and full...
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10
And Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing, and went out from before him.
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11
And Joseph made a place for his father and his brothers, and gave them a heritage in the land of Egy...
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12
And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food fo...
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13
Now there was no food to be had in all the land, so that all Egypt and Canaan were wasted from need...
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14
And all the money in Egypt and in the land of Canaan which had been given for grain, came into the h...
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15
And when all the money in Egypt and Canaan was gone, the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us...
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And Joseph said, Give me your cattle; I will give you grain in exchange for your cattle if your mone...
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So they took their cattle to Joseph and he gave them bread in exchange for their horses and flocks a...
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18
And when that year was ended, they came to him in the second year, and said, We may not keep it from...
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Are we to come to destruction before your eyes, we and our land? take us and our land and give us br...
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20
So Joseph got all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh; for every Egyptian gave up his land in exchange for...
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21
And as for the people, he made servants of them, town by town, from one end of Egypt to the other.
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Only he did not take the land of the priests, for the priests had their food given them by Pharaoh,...
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23
Then Joseph said to the people, I have made you and your land this day the property of Pharaoh; here...
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24
And when the grain is cut, you are to give a fifth part to Pharaoh, and four parts will be yours for...
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25
And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will...
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26
Then Joseph made a law which is in force to this day, that Pharaoh was to have the fifth part; only...
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27
And so Israel was living among the Egyptians in the land of Goshen; and they got property there, and...
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28
And Jacob was living in the land of Goshen for seventeen years; so the years of his life were a hund...
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29
And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dea...
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But when I go to my fathers, you are to take me out of Egypt and put me to rest in their last restin...
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And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's he...
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